Concert by The Juilliard School Orchestra May 30, 2008

Time: 2008/5/30-2008/6/1
Venue: NCPA-Concer Hall
Price: 30/60/100/180/280
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Tel: 86-10-64177845

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The Juilliard School, located in New York City,is one of the world's most prestigious performing arts conservatories.It is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in dance,drama, and music. Now at Lincoln Center,the school instructs about 800 undergraduates and graduate students. Itis rated by the U.S. News & World Report as the institution ofhigher education having the lowest acceptance rate (7%) in the United States, followed by Curtis Institute of Music, Yale University and Harvard University.

The school was founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art. It was formed on the premise that the United States did not have a premier music school and too many students were going to Europe to study music. At its formation, the Institute was located at Fifth Avenue and 12th Street. In its first year, the institute enrolled 500 students. It moved in 1910 to Claremont Avenue.In 1920, the Juilliard Foundation was created, named after textilemerchant Augustus Juilliard who bequeathed a substantial amount for theadvancement of music in the United States. Established in 1924, the foundation's Juilliard Graduate School merged with the Institute of Musical Arttwo years later. As of 1946, the combined schools were named TheJuilliard School of Music. The president of the school at that time wasWilliam Schuman, the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music. In1951, the school added a dance division.

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